The inauguration of a new U.S. President is a day of pomp and ceremony, of solemn oaths and dignified celebrations. But things don’t always go as planned.

President William Henry Harrison delivered his inaugural address on a bitterly cold day in March 1841. He refused to wear a coat and traveled to and from the inauguration on open horseback. His ...

Donald Trump has returned as the president of the United States. On Day 1 of his second term, he made some changes to the ...

Another return to the Oval Office in Trump 2.0 is a sculpture called “The Bronco Buster” by artist Frederic Remington, which ...

The rug, which was in place during Ronald Reagan’s administration and during Trump’s first term, was reinstalled during Trump ...

"The only president to ever avoid an inauguration was the guy that's about to be inaugurated," Biden said in December 2024.

Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat ...

The inauguration of the president hasn't always happened in Washington — or in January. Here's how inaugurations have changed ...

Presidential inaugurations are by definition historic acts, but when we think of past Inauguration Days there is clearly a ...

Trump reconfigures Oval Office with Jackson portrait and soda button Trump revitalizes presidential workspace with historic decorations and personal touch ...

Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration on March 4, 1801, marked the first time a president was sworn in at the newly established ...

First lady Melania Trump donned a ... Eisenhower during his inaugural parade, and President Andrew Jackson holding an “open house” party at the White House for a lively party after his ...